Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar said that all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy’s absence will not affect Team India in the fourth Test against England as well. The match will begin on Wednesday, July 23, at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Nitish Kumar Reddy will not take part in the rest of the series due to a knee injury as well. In the third Test, he made 43 runs and picked up 3 wickets across the two innings combined. Sanjay Manjrekar also feels that the all-rounder must be replaced with a pure batter as well.

“I do not think it will create much imbalance or the Indian team will suddenly become weak because Nitish Kumar Reddy helped as a bowler in the last match but Akash Deep was off color. I do not think Nitish not being there will create much imbalance. Maybe India should replace him with a pure batter because we have seen collapses in the previous game and we were slightly short of batting in that run-chase,” he said on ESPN Cricinfo.

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Sanjay Manjrekar also believes the wicket in Manchester would suit Prasidh Krishna. However, he shared that bringing him back after dropping him due to poor form does not make sense as well.

“There might be cloudy conditions at Old Trafford. Then you need simple bowlers there. Maybe Prasidh Krishna is better suited if there is bounce on the pitch and he is slightly experienced as well. But if he is out of the team based on his form then bringing him back on the same form does not make sense. So I feel Anshul Kamboj should get an opportunity. He can use the conditions well. I feel Siraj, Bumrah, and Kamboj should be the three seamers,” Sanjay Manjrekar concluded.